The Light You Give

Extended 7.

SETH'S POV:

Final year in college continued: The announcement

(Seven days after Ext 6)

Lacey had been in a shitty mood the entire week, and no I don't mean depressive or anxious. I mean like she's shitty at everyone. She refuses to cuddle, she snaps at me about everything. She even snapped at my mom when she was calling her, which she profusely apologised for. She'd be mad at me for something one second then asking me to fuck her the next. It was... weird.

"Dude what time is Lacey coming home?" Josh asks me as we play Call of Duty. I give him a look.

"Seven." I reply, wincing at the clock which reads 6:54 pm. Hayley was sitting tapping on her phone in the corner.

"She's gone to the supermarket by the way... just if you needed anything." Hayley pipes in, peering over her phone screen.

"Probably not." Josh says with a shake of his head.

"A shower is what you need." I joke, elbowing Josh in the ribs. Josh bats me off, keeping his attention on the game.

"Fuck off dude. Says yourself. Where's all your fresh clothes huh?" Josh jokes back. I roll my eyes with a smirk.

"Who's making dinner tonight?" Hayley asks as Cam walks into the room. Mila was working late and Lacey had probably just finished up at work, she worked as a receptionist for a psychology centre of rehabilitation.

"I guess I will. Is anyone hungry now? Or can it happen later?" I offer, glancing around the room.

"I just ate." Josh replied, grabbing his beer from besides him and sculling some back.

"I can wait." Hayley shrugs as Cam plops down besides her, wrapping his arms around her and burying his face into her stomach. "He can wait too." Hayley answers for Cam who nods. I shake my head at him with a small smile.

A while later, well after 7 o'clock when Lacey was due home, the door clicks open. I almost snap my neck around, the look on my face that of a child that's been caught doing something naughty. Lacey's head down, her hair is covering her eyes as she carries in the bags, careful not to drop them. I jump up and grab the bags off her, walking and putting them onto the kitchen counter.

"Hey baby." I say, she looks up at me, her face is tear streaked, her eyes red. "Hey.. What's wrong?" I ask her, my arms instantly wrapping around her and pulling her closer to me.

She nibbles on her lip, closing her eyes for a few seconds before taking in a shaky breath. She reaches into her pocket and pulls out a box.

A pregnancy test box.

"Bathroom." She says, grabbing my hand and pulling me into the bathroom. She closes the door, puts down the toilet seat and takes a seat onto it.

"So you know how I got my phone back the other day?" She asks, putting her hands together underneath her chin. I nod slowly.

"Well, I was going through my emails and I had one from months ago about my rod expiring and that I should be expecting my period soon and should get it replaced." She continues closing her eyes as she pulls in shaky breaths. "Months ago... It's been months and I still haven't had my period." She says opening her eyes and looking at me. A tear slipping down her face.

"Hey hey hey. It could have lasted longer. We don't know.." I continue, crouching down in front of her, lifting her chin so her gaze holds mine. "Do you want to take a test? Just in case?"

She nods. I nod in response and un-package the box and hand her a test, standing and moving to sit on the bathroom countertop.

I watch my hands massage each other worriedly as the possibility of being a dad looms over me. Lacey and I hadn't really seriously talked about having kids. I mean.. we had talked about wanting kids. But there hadn't exactly been a date put on it. And this was.. earlier than I expected. I mean we didn't even know yet so there was nothing to get ourselves worked up over yet.

"Okay now we wait three minutes." Lacey says as she puts the pregnancy test on the counter face up. Her hands wrap around the back of her neck as she moves around anxiously.

"Look at me.." I say wrapping an arm around her waist gently and looking into her eyes. "No matter what happens, we're going to be okay. Pregnant or not." I say, her brown eyes pooling as she lets out a small sob.

"I know.." She says shakily. "I'm not ready to be a mother." Lacey says with a shake of her head.

"You don't have to be ready... it'll be okay I promise." I say offering my pinky as a promise. She glares at it before joining her pinky to it. I grin and wrap her up in a hug.

"I love you." I remind her, dropping a kiss onto her lips.

"I love you too." She replies kissing me back longer, before pulling away, her attention turning to the pregnancy test on the counter. She picks it up gently.

"I'm pregnant." Lacey murmurs. My eyes widen. She offers me the test, and immediately I can see a dark double line.

"You're pregnant." I whisper, as if it was unbelievable.

"Shit shit shit. I'm not ready for this." Lacey says, leaning against the counter her tears falling fast down her face.

"Baby." I say wrapping her up in a hug. "You are one of the most compassionate people I know. You mother the hell out of our friends and especially the team. If you can mother a team of 22 practically adult men I'm sure you can mother a baby." I say with a small chuckle. Lacey's laugh fills my ears.

"I hate you." She says as she chuckles. I pull away from her, looking down at her belly.

"Did you hear that kiddo, your mom hates me." I say with a shake of my head, pulling my lips into a line.

"Stop." Lacey says smacking my arm, a grin on her tear stricken face. I gently brush the hair away from her face. I press my lips to hers kissing her deeply.

"I'm gonna be a dad." I murmur in between kisses. Lacey smiles as she slides her tongue inside my mouth, massaging my own softly. We pull apart, our foreheads leaning against each other as we look down at her stomach.

Lacey let's out a long yawn, pulling away from me.

"Shall we get you to sleep huh?" I ask her, running my hands along her arms. She nods tiredly and wraps her arms and legs around me. I pick her up and take her out of the bathroom, taking the pregnancy kit with me.

"Someone else is on dinner sorry." I call as I make my way into our bedroom. I close the door and place Lacey on the bed. She pulls her t-shirt off and her pants revealing her underwear.

I crouch down in front of her, placing a hand gently on her lower stomach.

"There's really our kid in there?" I ask her.

"No actually the storks deliver it to you." She reminds me, rolling her eyes with a chuckle.

"Little miss smarty pants over here." I reply, pulling my shirt and trousers off, climbing into bed, my arms open for Lacey to join me.

"We can do the working out stuff tomorrow. I think the big news is enough for you today." I say, rubbing her back gently. She nods and nestles against me. I let out a long content sigh.

I was going to be a dad.

That night I fell asleep, a smile on my face. Despite the surprise. Lacey and I were having a kid.

AUTHOR'S NOTE:

HEY GUYS SORRY FOR BEING SILENT FOR SO LONG! I'VE JUST FINISHED WITH MY MOCK EXAMS AND SOON I HAVE MY ACTUAL EXAMS COMING.

HOW IS EVERYONE DOING?

WHAT ARE SOME CURRENT GOOD BOOKS ON WATTPAD THAT YOU RECCOMEND?

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